While the Americans are using the media to try to influence the German government to buy the F-35, it is the turn of the Japanese to try to intercede in the Franco-German agreement for the construction of the future aircraft. Franco-German maritime patrol. Thus, the country of the rising sun sent two Kawazaki P1s, its maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft, to the Berlin air show, and proposes a “partnership” to develop the European program which must replace the French Atlantique 2 and the German P3-C Orion.
However, the skills in anti-submarine warfare and Maritime Patrol in France are among the best, if not the best, in the world, from both an industrial and operational point of view. The French Navy and Thales have maintained a very high level of skills in this area, unlike many countries, including the United States (and Germany).
This parade aimed at trying to insert itself into the Franco-German programs shows, if it were necessary, to what extent the global defense industry takes a dim view of the Franco-German rapprochement in terms of the defense industry. Defense.